Paper roll holder



Dec. 27, 1938. J. PFLEGE'R ET AL 2,141,314

PAPER ROLL HOLDER Filed June 16, 1937 Patented Dec. 27, 1938 UNITEDSTATES ATENT OFFICE} PAPER ROLL HOLDER;

Joseph Pfleger and Marius Marrapese,

. Cleveland, Ohio This invention, as indicated, relates to a paper rollholder. More particularly, it includes a receptacle made ofa bodysection and a cover section each preferably formed of sheet material andhaving a member serving as a brace and also as a roll support. Theinvention also includes the method of forming and uniting the parts andengaging the roll'supporting elements therein, as 'well as thecombination of the structural features themselves.

The roll holder, while particularly intended for rolls of paper, such astoilet paper; paper towels and the like, is not to be wholly limited tosuch use, as it may be found of utility in holding rolls of paper withadhesive on one side'for fastening paper wrappings' on parcels, thesmaller roll in the casing in such instance providing'a moisteningmeans. It also is'adapted to hold cloth, or fabric tape, or for manysimilar purposes.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a housingfor paper rolls and the like which may be made of a minimum number ofparts at low cost, and which at the same time will be a durablestructure, of ornamental appearance, and adapted to withstand severeservice without requiring replacement or repair.

Another object of the invention is to provide a structure adapted toreceive a'roll of paper within the same, such roll being supported so asto readily revolve when drawn upon at its free edge.

Another object of. the invention is to provide a housing for a roll ofpaper, which may be formed with a body portion of sheet metal, a coversection of sheet metal, each having parts coacting to form a hinge, andhaving a bracing member which completes the housing structure and at thesame time provides for the support and feeding of the paper roll. 7

Another object of the'invention is to provide a unitary structure ofsheet metal providing a brace for the housing and extension arms withmeans to receive the supporting bar forthe roll of paper.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined housing bracepaper roll support and auxiliary roll support formed from a single sheetmetal section.

Other and further objects of the invention will appear in the course ofthe following description.

To the accomplishment of the foregoingand related ends, said invention,then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularlypointed out in the claims, the annexed drawing and the followingdescription setting forth in detail certain structures embodying theinvention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but several ofvarious forms in which the principle of the'inve'ntion may be used.

In said annexed drawing:

Figure l is a front elevation, broken away in part, showing a structureembodying the principles of the invention;

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the structure shown in Fig. 1 looking inthe direction of the arrows;

Figure 8 is a perspective view, broken away in part, showing thecombined housing brace, paper roll holder, and auxiliary roll holder,with the roll supporting bars in position;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view of portions of the body and cover membersof the housing il- 1 lustrating the method of forming the hin and,Figure 5'is'a fragmentaryview showing th end portion of the structureillustrated ill-Figure4. V

As is clearly shown in the drawing, the device 6, I. The side walls-attheir forward free edges 1;,

are curvedon a long radius to afford a support for the curved covermember presently to be described. The back wall is preferably providedwith a rearwardly offset area to form an open loop 8 which may engageover an upwardly directedbracket member (not shown), such bracket beingsecured to the wall or some other point of support. The body portion isentirely open at the bottom, there being no bottom wall, but merely theback wall and two side walls, above referred'to. A plurality'of screwholes 9 may also be provided as alternative means for securing thedevice to a point of support. In the latter instance, the device is notreadily removable as is the case when" the loop and bracket method coverand at the same time reinforce the same, a

pairof narrow parallel metal strips II are engaged centrally of thecover member, being held frictionally' by the engagement of inturnedends on said strips or by welding or otherwise. In

companion hinge members at the upper edge of the back of the bodymember. These hinge members on the cover may be in the form of curvedears IZ'bent inwardly toward the under side of the cover after passingthrough marginal apertures I3 in alinement therewith'formed adjacent thetop edge of the back wall of the body member immediately below a beadedor inturned top edge M, as best seen in Figures" 4 and 5.

In order to firmly position the free forward edges of the side walls ofthe body, a bracing member 4 is provided, such member being formed of asheet metal strip of special shape and notched and shaped inthe mannerbest seen by reference to Figure 3 of the drawing.

Thus, it will be noted that the bracing strip has a forward section I?)of full width but severed at the lower front edges from the metal of theside portions l6, H, which ,are also formed with slits parallel to thebottomto provide resilient projecting strips 2!, 22, which are shortenedat their free endsto permit the upper areas of the side portions to bebowed outwardly from the l duced shaft ends of a roller 25, saidapertures 23,

24, preferably somewhat elongated and inclined slightly downwardlytoprovide a limited degree of frictional contact of the roller 25 withthe free end of the paper as it is being withdrawn. This roller .25 maybe a, hollow perforated metal roller carrying some material having an,agreeable odor, or when the device is to be used as a moistener, may beused as a perforated moisture channel. It may in such case be coveredwith sponge rubber and a moisture supplying conduit may engage throughthe ends of the roller, having a rotatableconnection of conventionalform.

The side portions of the bracing member 4 beyond the position of theprojecting strips 2!. 22,

are of full width but have beveled ends providing short horizontal topedgeswl'iich are formed with recessesornotches 26 within which the endsof the paper roll support bar 21 are received. At

points spaced from the ends of the bar 21, disklike membersZB areprovided, such members preferab y being cup-shaped members. which theauxiliary roll 25 and the front. section l5 of the bracing member'll.Thefree end of the paper projects below the open underside of the bodyportion' of the device, as there is no bottom wall whatsoever.Theauxiliary roll '25 is engaged' between the .resilient strips" 21, 22,by

spreading the latter apart and engaging the ends of'the shaft in theapertures provided in said strips. 7 V

The paper roll can be readily placed in or removed from the housing bylifting the cover 3.

The ends of the bar 21 fit freely within the .the action of drawing onthe free end of the paper on the roll will rotate and agitate the roller25 and cause it'to actively impart the odor to the paper passingtherereover. This is a more effective means of disseminating the odorthan where the roll supporting member 21 ismade hollow; The roll 25 mayhave its outer surface formed of compressed odor-imparting or germicidalmaterial. In place 'of' a single roll 25, two closely spaced parallelrolls may be provided, the free end of thepaper roll in such instancebeing threaded between such rolls, which would be supported in pairs ofoval apertures in the ends 'of the resilient projecting strips 2!, 22,respectively.

Other modes of applying the principle of our invention may be employedinstead of those explained, change being made as regards the structuresherein disclosed, provided the means stated by any of the followingclaims or the equivalent of such stated means be employed.

We therefore particularly, point out and distinctly claim asourinvention:

1. A housing for a paper roll comprising a member of sheetmaterialproviding a back and side walls, a member of sheet material providing acover section over the top and front areas of said first-named. member,and a combined bracing and roll supporting member, the roll supportingmember being formed with a central portion serving as'a bracing memberconnected to the forward free ends of said first-named'memmember beingformed with a central portion serving as a bracing member connected tothe forward free ends of said first-named member adjacent the lowerportion thereof and having inwardly extending arms displaced inwardlyfrom said side walls, and means on said extending arms to cooperate witha paper roll supporting roller, and having extension arms associatedwith said first-named arms to support an auxiliary roller. r

3. A housing for a paper roll comprising a memberof sheet materialproviding a back and side walls, a member of sheet material providing aa cover section over the top and front areas of said first-named member,and a' combined bracing and roll supporting member, the roll supportingmember being formed with a central portion serving as a bracing memberconnected to the forward free ends of said first-named member adjacentthe lower portion thereof and having inwardly extending arms displacedinwardly from said side walls, and means on said extending arms tocooperate with a paper roll supporting roller, and having extension armsassociated with said first-named arms to support an auxiliary roller,such auxiliary roller being disposed in spaced relation to anotherelement of said combined bracing and roll supporting structure toreceive the free end of the paper roll intermediate the same.

4. A housing for a paper roll comprising a member of sheet materialproviding a back and side walls, a member of sheet material providing acover section over the top and front areas of said first-named member,and a combined bracing and roll supporting member, the roll supportingmember being formed with a central portion serving as a bracing memberconnected to the forward free ends of said first-named member adjacentthe lower portion thereof and having inwardly extending arms displacedinwardly from said side walls, and means on said extending arms tocooperate with a paper roll supporting roller, and having extension armsassociated with said first-named arms to support an auxiliary roller,such auxiliary roller being disposed in spaced relation to the centralsection of said combined bracing and roll supporting structure toreceive the free end of the paper roll intermediate the same.

MARIUS MARRAPESE.

JOSEPH PFLEGER.

